Schelf Church

The Schelf Church of St. Nicholas is an Evangelical Lutheran church dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the quarter of in . The church is owned and used by a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Schwerin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Schelf church” and “St. Nikolai”
  • Inscription: “ANNO 1711 HAT UNSER DURCHLAUCHSTER LANDESVATER UND HERTZOG FRIEDRICH WILHELM DIESES GOTTESHAUS GOTT ZU EHREN SEINEN UNTERTHANEN ZU ÜBUNG DER GOTTSELIGKEIT. SEINEN CÖRPER ZUR RUHE GESTIFTET”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schleswig-Holstein-Haus and Town hall (Schwerin).

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 130 metres south of Schelf Church.

Town hall
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is situated 420 metres south of Schelf Church.

Lake
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is a pond in , , . At an elevation of 39.2 m, its surface area is 12.3 hectares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schelfstadt and Altstadt.

Suburb
is a central quarter of the city of , capital of the state of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Schelf Church

Latitude
53.63242° or 53° 37′ 57″ north
Longitude
11.4177° or 11° 25′ 4″ east
Inception
1713
Open location code
9F5HJCJ9+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 580636867
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q834274
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Schelf Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “什爾夫教堂”
  • Chinese: “謝爾夫教堂”
  • Dutch: “Schelfkirche”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Schwerin)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه شلفكيرش”
  • French: “Schelfkirche”
  • German: “Kirche St. Nikolai Schwerin”
  • German: “Nikolaikirche”
  • German: “Schelfkirche St. Nikolai”
  • German: “Schelfkirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου στο Σβερίν”
  • Hebrew: “שלפקירכה”
  • Japanese: “シェルフ教会”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Николая (Шверин)”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Николая в Шверине”
  • Russian: “шельфская церковь в Шверине”
  • Spanish: “Cripta Ducal de la Iglesia de San Nicolás de Schwerin”
  • Swedish: “Schelfkyrkan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volkshochschule EhmWelk and Kulturinformations Zentrum.

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